Chapter 1840 Unexpected


    When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten


    was bullied.


    Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he


    could not speak.


    She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her.


    He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself.


    That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted


    all the time.


    But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh''s


    home.


    "Just take a look at your child..."


    The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same


    height as Carsten.


    The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this,


    Raeleigh hadn''t gone to look for trouble with the bully''s parents, did she?


    Raeleigh retorted, "And? It''s normal for children to fight. My son can''t speak; he''s autistic, but your son


    can talk. What do you want me to say? My son has never fought with other children before. In fact, he


    has always been bullied."


    "No, Carsten is harsh when he''s violent. He even told me that he beat me as revenge. He does talk."


    After that, the boy burst into tears.


    Raeleigh said, "You shouldn''t lie, boy. My son has never spoken a word since he was a baby."


    "Ah..."


    The boy cried even louder, and Raeleigh said, "You can do whatever you want. It''s not good for


    children to fight, but my son has neverid a hand on another child! Besides, it takes two to tango,


    doesn''t it?"


    The boy''s parents were furious. "Though my son likes to get into fights, he never lies. Your son is


    obviously a lively child, yet you insist that he can''t talk. I wasn''t going to ask for anything from you, but if


    you keep denying, I''m going to sue you."


    "You may do as you wish."


    Raeleigh seethed.


    With a bang, she closed the door and turned around to look at Carsten as he stood in the room.


    Raeleigh had neverid a hand on him. She stepped forward and held him into his arms. Although he


    was only four years old, he was already a heavy child.


    Raeleigh sat on the sofa and said to Carsten, "Don''t worry. I''ll protect you. If theye back, I''ll chase


    them away."


    Carsten looked up at her and fell asleep in her arms.


    The next day, another child came to their house withints of their own, and this continued for a


    week. Raeleigh was truly exhausted by the time the weekend rolled around. She thought about how


    everyone was saying that Carsten could talk, and how it didn''t make sense for all the children to lie.


    Raeleigh drove Carsten to the kindergarten. After Carsten got out of the car and waved goodbye to


    Raeleigh, she pulled away but turned back shortly after. She had already made an appointment with


    the teacher, so she went right into the kindergarten.


    She hid in a corner and watched as everyone listened to their sses. However, Carsten was nowhere


    in sight.


    Raeleigh felt this odd, and thought that someone must have secretly instructed Carsten to do so.


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    Since the teachers seemed to be in on this, it could only mean that this was Jepherson''s doing.


    Raeleigh began to look for Carsten. Eventually, she stopped when she heard pping noises and the


    sound of someone blowing a whistle on the ser field.


    She walked into the ser field and noticed several children ying ser there; Carsten was


    amongst them.


    Their game was somewhat different from the usual ser game. It seemed like they were training to


    y ser. Usually, the goalkeeper would lead the training by blowing the whistle if he were


    dissatisfied.


    But apart from the goalkeeper, everyone else seemed to be trying their best to kick the ser ball.


    It was as if they werepeting against each other to score the most goals.


    Raeleigh froze for a moment, staring at the man in ck giving the children instructions.


    At this moment, the children noticed Raeleigh. Shaney had grown up. As an athletic twelve-year-old,


    her body was slender and fit.


    Meanwhile, Francisen was already taller than Shaney while two other children were equally tall.


    Jacqueline was pretty too, and all of them wore colorful jerseys and were training hard.


    Carsten stood among them, sporting a ck jersey. His face was nk when he saw Raeleigh.


    He thought he was going to receive a beating.


    He felt guilty ying ser while the other children were studying. Besides, he had a bad habit of


    beating up a kid each day.


    He nced at Santiago who dropped his whistle and pped his hands together. "Alright, let''s call it a


    day. Go rest."


    As Santiago walked towards Raeleigh, pieces of memories surfaced in her mind, overwhelming her.


    Santiago still looked the same. He had not changed one bit. He walked to Raeleigh and held her in his


    arms.


    Raeleigh hugged him back and asked in a hoarse voice, "When did you return?"


    "Half a month ago."


    She pushed him away and touched his face. "You haven''t changed at all."


    "Neither have you."


    Santiago raised his hand to pat Raeleigh''s head. Raeleigh rubbed her head and noticed the children


    around them had already surrounded her.


    "Mom..."


    "Mom..."


    Everyone called out for Raeleigh at the same time. Meanwhile, Carsten rushed to Raeleigh''s side and


    hugged her leg. "None of you can take her from me."


    Upon hearing Carsten''s crisp voice, Raeleigh looked down at him, then squatted down and asked,


    "Carsten, when did you learn to talk?"


    Carsten nced at Santiago. "Uncle Santiago taught me how to."


    "Why didn''t you tell me?"


    "He said that I should keep it a secret and surprise you. So, I didn''t tell you."


    Carsten had grown more mature, and his voice sounded melodious. Raeleigh was so overwhelmed


    with joy that she could hardly think of anything else.


    "I''ll forgive you this time, but I won''t be so nice the next time this happens, understood?"


    "Understood."


    s, Carsten managed to escape scot free. However, when Raeleigh stood up, he held her hand


    tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would take her away.


    Santiago bent down and carried Carsten in his arms, asking him to ride on his shoulders. Then, he


    looked at Raeleigh and said, "You should know that this child has a knack for getting into fights. He''s


    been beating up kids every day."


    "Are you saying he inherited this from Jepherson?" Raeleigh chuckled awkwardly.


    "Jepherson never beat people up. I think he got it from me."


    Santiago walked away with Carsten in his arms and Raeleigh watched the children follow them. She


    stared at Santiago as she walked behind the group. All of a sudden, she felt as if her thoughts were no


    longer messy and confusing as before.


    Much seemed to have changed in four years, and none of these changes were expected in any way by


    Raeleigh.